http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/17/us/louisiana-governor-accident/?hpt=us_c2
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was involved in a car accident on Sunday. Jindal was re-elected to a second term as governor in 2011. The Republican leader is married and the father of three young children. 

He was on the way home from his son's soccer game around 5 p.m. CDT on Louisiana Highway 30, south of downtown Baton Rouge, when a truck made an illegal U-turn in front of his car. Two police vehicles were northbound on the state highway in the inside lane when the truck made the illegal turn from the outside lane.

The truck side swiped the first vehicle, which was carrying the governor. The second vehicle "took evasive action" and hit a utility pole, said a statement from state police.

A trooper in that second vehicle sustained minor injuries, but, luckily Jindal went unharmed. The driver of the truck was cited for making an improper turn.

"The governor did not sustain any injuries, and he is thankful for the work of the Louisiana State Police who keep him and his family safe every day," Lansing said.

 
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/politics/us-libya-ambassador/
President Barack Obama intends to nominate Deborah K. Jones to become the new U.S. ambassador to Libya. The last person to be U.S. ambassador to Libya was Christopher Stevens, but he was one of the four Americans killed in an attack on a diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in September. Jones is very experienced, having been the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait from 2008 to 2011. Before that she held embassy and consulate posts in Turkey, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, and Syria, according to the White House. 


President Obama also announced on Wednesday that he intends to nominate James Knight as ambassador to Chad. "It gives me great confidence that such dedicated and capable individuals have agreed to join this administration to serve the American people. I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come," Obama said in a White House press conference.